Communities and Local Government Committee
The Communities and Local Government Committee is
appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure,
administration, and policy of the Department for Communities and
Local Government and its associated bodies.
Current membership
Dr Phyllis Starkey MP (Labour, Milton Keynes South
West) (Chair)
Sir Paul Beresford MP (Conservative, Mole Valley)
Mr Clive Betts MP (Labour, Sheffield Attercliffe)
John Cummings MP (Labour, Easington)
Jim Dobbin MP (Labour Co-op, Heywood and Middleton)
Andrew George MP (Liberal Democrat, St Ives)
Mr Greg Hands MP (Conservative, Hammersmith and
Fulham)
Anne Main MP (Conservative, St Albans)
Mr Bill Olner MP (Labour, Nuneaton)
Dr John Pugh MP (Liberal Democrat, Southport)
Emily Thornberry MP (Labour, Islington South and
Finsbury)
The following members were also members of the Committee
during this inquiry:
David Wright MP (Labour, Telford)
Martin Horwood MP (Liberal Democrat, Cheltenham)
Powers
The Committee is one of the departmental select committees,
the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders,
principally in SO No 152. These are available on the Internet
via www.parliament.uk.
Publications
The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published
by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications
of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet
at www.parliament.uk/clgcom
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Huw Yardley
(Clerk of the Committee), David Weir (Second Clerk), Sara Turnbull
(Committee Specialist), Clare Genis (Committee Assistant), Gabrielle
Henderson (Senior Office Clerk), Kerrie Hanley (Secretary) and
Laura Kibby (Select Committee Media Officer).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk
of the Communities and Local Government Committee, House of Commons,
7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general
enquiries is 020 7219 1353; the Committee's email address is clgcom@parliament.uk
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